Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day.R by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operates more than 18,000 stores in 47 states, and we're still growing. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.
General Summary:
Serve as a leading contributor supporting the capital expense and IT budget on Dollar General's Financial Planning and Analysis team. Primarily responsible for analyzing, prioritizing, and managing capital expenditure investments, which exceed $1 billion annually across supply chain, IT, merchandise, retail operations, and administrative departments. Provide cost-benefit, variance, and ad-hoc analysis of capital investments for Senior Management.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Plan, prepare and coordinate the capital expenditure forecast to facilitate investment decisions by Senior Management. This includes the following:
Manage the capital budgeting calendar and processes and collaborate with finance partners to support the overall budget planning process.
Monitor capital expense procedures, forms, and communications to support funding requests from cross-functional departments and ensure SOX compliance.
Process company-wide capital investment requests and prepare weekly summary reports for the CFO and SVP of Finance.
Analyze project requests and perform cost-benefit analysis to determine key financial metrics (IRR, NPV, and payback period) and assist Senior Management in making investment decisions.
Collaborate cross-functionally to perform research and provide explanations for variances between the forecast and actual results. Design and maintain systems to facilitate the variance analysis process, such as the capital tracking database.
Develop depreciation expense forecast for annual budget and long-term financial model. Prepare quarterly depreciation forecasts using the fixed asset system, forecasted capital expenditures, and Capital in Progress (CIP) files.
Utilize various systems and software (Excel, Anaplan, Lawson, Webfocus, etc.) to access, manage, analyze, and summarize data.
Prepare monthly Capital Expenditure reporting, review invoice, assign project numbers to new investments, and coordinate quarterly forecasting process.
Support forecasting and ad-hoc analysis for the IT budget. Utilize activity-based budgeting to define and prioritize critical areas of spend.
Liaison with Treasury to gather information for the implementation of an FP&A view of Balance Sheet and Cash Flow components (fixed assets, other assets).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Intermediate proficiency of Excel, with an understanding of key formulas and functions, including Lookups, Pivot Tables, and macros.
Intermediate Word and PowerPoint skills, with ability to populate template presentations for the Executive Leadership team and Board of Directors.
Must possess the following skills:
Knowledge of basic GAAP accounting principles.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Flexible and multi-task orientation. Must be able to manage and prioritize multiple projects without delay. This is especially critical during the annual budget season.
Creative ability to access information from different sources and summarize in a simple manner.
Unwavering commitment to meet deadlines.
Meticulous attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy. Must be able to detect errors and identify trends that indicate unfavorable performance.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Customer-driven, team player committed to developing partnerships and who will maintain strong working relationships to facilitate the planning, forecasting, and analytical processes.
Develop a thorough knowledge of the company, allowing out-of-the-box thinking to understand how a decision made in one department might affect another.
Prepare monthly Capital Expenditure reporting, review invoice, assign project numbers to new investments, and coordinate quarterly forecasting process.
Support forecasting and ad-hoc analysis for the IT budget. Utilize activity-based budgeting to define and prioritize critical areas of spend.
Liaison with Treasury to gather information for the implementation of an FP&A view of Balance Sheet and Cash Flow components (fixed assets, other assets).
Work Experience &/or Education:
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or other quantitative field preferred.
Minimum 1-2 years of experience in financial analysis, including a basic understanding of financial modeling, IRR, NPV, and ROI analysis.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
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Requisition ID: 2022-260235
Street: 100 MISSION RDG
External Company URL: http://www.dollargeneral.com
